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Education Technology Trends for 2017: An Interview With Martin McKay.

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Another example of this is smartphones. Pupils can use a $5 Google Cardboard, put their own smartphone in there and their teacher can take them to the Moon or Mars, or to an art exhibition in Paris. Will Learning analytics have a major impact upon Education this year? Learning analytics and big data are huge.

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Hoping to Spur 'Learning Engineering,' Carnegie Mellon Will Open-Source Its Digital-Learning Software

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Among the software slated to be released under an open-source license is the university’s pioneering adaptive-learning project, the Open Learning Initiative , as well as a learning analytics platform LearnSphere. That group says it plans to announce more details about the partnership at its upcoming meeting in early May.

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10 Steps to Create Interactive K12 Learning Modules

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Ensure Mobile Compatibility With educational content being available to students 24*7, it goes without saying that your learning module must be mobile compatible. It should adapt to any screen it is being viewed on, be it a smartphone, tablet or laptop.

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How a Parody Twitter Account Helps Decode the Hulking Educause Conference (And What to Expect This Year)

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It’s time once again for The Hulk of edtech conferences— Educause , which kicks off fully on Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif. ANY PUNY HUMAN SMARTPHONE ONLY! Improving Learning and Teaching with Learning Analytics: What Do Teachers Want? It’s big, expecting some 7,000 attendees. WHAT DEVICE PUNY HUMAN BRING TO ANAHEIM!

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Top 8 Advantages of an Interactive STEM Curriculum

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Take your smartphone, for example, every month there’s a new update. The effects of these updates might be insignificant to our ignorant eyes, but it makes a significant difference in the performance of the smartphone. Related: 5 Ways to Use Learning Analytics in K-12 Education. Improves Critical Thinking Skills.

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The Changing Role Of The Teacher In Personalized Learning Environment

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Today’s students are studying and learning differently – a change confirmed by the widespread adoption of digital studying. Our recent study found that 81% of college students use mobile devices (such as smartphones and tablets) to study, the second most popular device category behind laptops and up 40 percent in usage since 2013.

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15 hot edtech trends for 2017

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To get a glimpse into what the next 12 months will hold for everything from professional development to digital learning, and from communication to virtual reality, 15 ed tech luminaries looked back on 2016 edtech trends to help predict what’s in store for 2017. Here’s what they said: 2016 was The Year of Video.

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